The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-10-15
BAnGER NOTES,


Wood in an agricultural implement
business at Glen Haven, absconded
Westward after he had quietly collect.
ed all he could that was due the firm,
getting into his hands between $500
and $1,000 In cash and notes. He
took the leaves from the books show
ing receipts Of sales, and took money
without giving receipts.
THE business men of Rice Lake,
Cameron and Barron are negotiating
for telephone communication with
the state at large.
W. A. WALLACE, manager of the
Bruins rick- Blake Coilender Company,
at Milwaukee, has been arrested on
charge OF embezzlemeut. Mr.. Wallace's
shortage is said to amount to several
hundred dollars.
THE State Baptist Convention at
La Crosse adopted a resolution favor
ing temperance and warning political
parties that to secure the vote OF
churchmen they must incorporate a
temperance plank in their platform.
SENATOR SAWYER, for the Sawyer,
Goodman Lumber Company, OF Chi
cago, has completed deal for y large
tract OF pine land situated in Wiscon-
sin and located near the Nenomonee
Piver and along the Pemene Ben Won.
The tract contains in tie neighbor
hood of IA, 600 acres and has about
100000, 900 feet OF pine besides some
other timber. The purchase price was
between $25O,OOO and $26O.O00, and
the property was bought of the heirs
of a Detroit man.
AT Blair, Trempealeau County, on
the 9Th, Carl Holte and Gustav Hal
berg, farmers, got into q dispute over
money matters. They went to Hal
berg's house, where the quarrel was
renewed, resulting in Holte being shot
dead by Halberg.
FRANK EDWARDS who is charged with
having stabbed Ben Daily at Milwau-
kee, has been bound over for trial IN
the sum OF 50 900. Daily was able to
appear in court, and although rather
pale and weak is improving rapidly.
d. H. JONES, of Barneveld, Iowa
County, has been visited by mis- daugh-
ter who when he last saw her was 5
years old. she is now wife with six
children.
THE mains of the La Crosse gas
works will be extended to Onalaska.
CHARLES KELLEY, under arrest at
La Crosse, for till-tapping, Is wanted
to answer to a charge OF criminal
assault.
A SEVERE hail storm visited La
Crosse Little damage was done, ds
the storm was not accompanied by
wind.
ABOUT thirty citizens OF Ashland
have resolved themselves into 81 law
and order league.
MARY MOSES, an aged Indian woman
resident on the Oneida reservation,
has been awarded pension OF Sl2 a
month and pension arrears OF $4,000
| on account of the death OF her son
John.
A AHoRsE bolted on the race track at
the Mad son fair, causing a stampede
| of the trotters. One horse ran four
times around the course, and finally
leaped the fence and ran into his
stables.
OFFICERS elected by the Baptist
Ministerial Union, in session at La
Crosse: President, Rev. W. A. Nc
Killop; vice president, Rev. j. Stanley;
executive committee, Revs. c. A.
Hubbs, D. W. Hubert, Il. l., Cloyd.
CHRISTIE BROS, of East Saginaw,
Mich, have sold 1000 acres OF land
in Chippewa County to the Chippewa
Lumber & Boom Company, the con-
sideration being $176,O
THE hign price OF coal is having ef-
ect upon wood-getting in the North
west. 1t is said that q number OF
portable mills will be taken into the
hardwood forests of the Chippewa
Valley, this fall, to saw .cordwood.
G.. II. MIL1ER's laundry at La
Crosse was ransacked by burglars re-
Gently. A quantity of linen was
stolen and the money drawer robbed.
A SECTION OF the Wisconsin Central
Company's coal dock at Ashland,
25x100 feet, gave way and between
$500 and 1000 tons OF coal went
into Chequamegon Bay.
| SALMON SAIL was arrested near
Ashland and taken to Sycamore, ILL.,,
| to answer to charge OF bigamy.
PoTAToEs in large quantities are
being shipped from Eau Claire to
Northern Illinois where they COM
mand 81 per bushel.